all my grief says the same thing —— this isn’t how it’s supposed to be. and the world laughs, holds my hope by my throat, and says: but this is how it is.

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 8, 2026 · 2:12 AM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 8

|| replies here in juuust a sec

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 8, 2026 · 2:27 AM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 8

|| well, it's closer to an hour, didn't realise how much of this film was left. oops

𝓝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗰'𝘀 𝓟𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 · Feb 7, 2026 · 12:17 AM UTC

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𝓝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗰'𝘀 𝓟𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿@FlRSTRECONFeb 7

ALT art by artbiscuit

ALT art by molliehaswords

𝓝𝗼𝘃𝗮𝗰'𝘀 𝓟𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿@FlRSTRECONFeb 6

𝓝𝗈 𝗈𝗇𝖾 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗉𝗈𝗐𝖾𝗋 𝗌𝗁𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽 𝖻𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝖿𝗈𝗋𝗍𝖺𝖻𝗅𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀.

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⚕ ⸻ 𝓒𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓮 · Feb 6, 2026 · 12:14 AM UTC

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⚕ ⸻ 𝓒𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓮@bonamedicinaFeb 6

⚕ ⸻ 𝓒𝓾𝓻𝓲𝓮@bonamedicinaFeb 6

ㅤ ⚕⸺ 𝙄 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩, 𝙮𝙚𝙨.ᐣ 𝘼𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙜𝙤 𝙞𝙣 𝙗𝙖𝙜𝙜𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚. ⸺ ⚕ ㅤ

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ᯓ✦ 𝓦𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝓜𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒 · Feb 5, 2026 · 8:17 PM UTC

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ᯓ✦ 𝓦𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝓜𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒@4ULDL4NGSYNEFeb 5

Image from ᯓ✦ 𝓦𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝓜𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒 (@4ULDL4NGSYNE)

ᯓ✦ 𝓦𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝓜𝑒𝑑𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑛𝑒@4ULDL4NGSYNEFeb 5

𝘢𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘮 .

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* ᴬᴺᵀᴸᴱᴿ Qᵁᴱᴱᴺ .ᐟ · Jan 25, 2026 · 12:31 AM UTC

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* ᴬᴺᵀᴸᴱᴿ Qᵁᴱᴱᴺ .ᐟ@SHIPMATRIARCHJan 25

* decayed .@falkorsblessingJan 5

⠀' you know you can't protect everyone , right?' ╱ 'i know. but i have to try.'

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:43 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

hm. maybe i'll even take you up on that.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ make dangerous friends, be prepared for dangerous outcomes. ㅤ ㅤ

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:40 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

just returning the compliment. but i did mean it. you are the kind of girl i'd love to get drinks with... i just wanna wake up without a knife in me the next day.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ regular ol’ sweetheart, Piper— always got the most charmin’ things to say. ㅤ ㅤ

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:33 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

you're a charmer. i'd ask you for drinks, but i wouldn't trust you to not poison them.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ or don’t wake up at all, yeah. ㅤ ㅤ

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:26 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

until they wake up and find themselves missing a handsome number of limbs, you mean? hmph.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ people already like me. until they don’t. ㅤ ㅤ

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:24 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

“ oh, no. we're not doing it like that. i'm taking you there myself, blue. i'll carry you if i have to. ” it'd more likely be dragging than carrying, but piper was determined. “ not letting you avoid getting yourself patched up, and sure as hell ain't letting you go and [++]

❥°•࿐ 𝑆𝜏𝜎𝑟𝑚@FeignFealtyFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ some light fussing, trying to keep the reporter away. an eventual relenting, huff of air as they’d move the fabric in the way. lucky for them, no bullet. it happened to be a switchblade, did some nasty damage before they’d taken out the raider who did it. — ㅤ ㅤ

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:24 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

[++] bleed out somewhere alone and miserable. ”

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:15 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

|| girlie does not get free drinks she just always manages to talk her way out of paying her ludicrous bar tab

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:14 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

free drinks at most bars. other stuff, if that's your vice. i won't judge. well, not beyond concern for your health. and people might sometimes actually like you, if you're writing nice things about them.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ doubtful. highly doubtful! unsurprisingly, if you ain’t gotta worry ‘bout the content of folk, the pay increases tenfold. ㅤ ㅤ

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:12 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

“ sure it's just the scenery you've been taking in, and no bullets? c'mere, stop moving... ” gently trying to turn them back, she carefully inspected the wound, beginning to try and clean and dress it as best as she could. “ ...we really should get you proper attention... ”

❥°•࿐ 𝑆𝜏𝜎𝑟𝑚@FeignFealtyFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ almost instinctively they’d turn away from their approaching companion. quick blow of the air they’d just sucked in, fixing bent posture. “ Just . . . taking in the scenery, Piper. ” inflection spoke of pain when words did not, rising with in inhaled breath and — ㅤ ㅤ

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 4:10 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

terrible shame. she's got a good brain in a pretty head, a sharp tongue, and knows her way around the area; the perfect reporter, really. probably would even pay better, too.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ below the third or fourth rib is usually the easiest path— shame the other knew ‘er tricks. too much time spent with the OB. ㅤ ㅤ

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 3:59 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

you're a flirt, dix. really know the way to a girl's heart, don't you? i'd almost offer you a job if i didn't know for sure you'd be carving that way to my heart with a knife before breakfast.

𝕯.@AuguralAllureFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ ‘ah should hijack the Publick from ya, make my first headline: ‘ Local Nuisance Found Dismembered. ’ then, like a game ‘ah hide an’ seek, put pieces of you ‘round the town. sounds like fun to me. ㅤ ㅤ

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⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ · Feb 5, 2026 · 3:54 PM UTC

⋆·˚ ༘ * 𝑷𝙞𝙥𝙚𝙧.ᐟ@publickswrightFeb 5

shouldn't be alone, neither. good thing she knows them well enough by now not to let them do this kinda thing completely alone. “ blue—? ” a distant voice, growing nearer. firearm pocketed on sight, producing a medkit instead. “ ...blue? tell me what's wrong, eh? ”

❥°•࿐ 𝑆𝜏𝜎𝑟𝑚@FeignFealtyFeb 5

ㅤ ㅤ hand cradled over a wound. light, gentle pressures which wouldn’t aggravate the amateur stitching. shouldn’t be out exploring. shouldn’t be out doing— yet here they are, overdoing it. ㅤ ㅤ